A traffic enforcement initiative on the Trans Canada over the weekend resulted in more than 500 drivers being checked for impaired driving as part National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.
RCMP and RNC Traffic Services joined forces with Holyrood RCMP, provincial liquor inspectors and the Department of Transportation – setting up at the Foxtrap Weigh Scales.
An RCMP Mobile Command Post, also known as a detachment on wheels, was also set up at the scene.
The effort resulted in a couple of arrests. A 64-year-old St. John’s man, suspected of cannabis impairment was arrested and is facing a charge of refusing to provide a sample for roadside drug-screening equipment. His driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle he was driving was impounded.
Meanwhile, a 44-year-old Carbonear man was arrested after he tested positive for cannabis on roadside drug-screening equipment. Police are awaiting the results of blood analysis to determine if a drug-impaired driving charge is appropriate.